Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
Regulation 15
Developer not to seek waiver from purchaser without consent of Controller
Subregulation 1
A housing developer shall not, without the prior consent in writing of the Controller, seek from a purchaser of a unit in a housing project —
any waiver of the purchaser’s rights under an agreement for the sale and purchase of the unit; or
any release from the performance of the housing developer’s duties and obligations under the agreement for the sale and purchase of the unit.
Subregulation 2
Any undertaking given by a purchaser of a unit in a housing project to a housing developer which seeks to waive the purchaser’s rights or claims against the housing developer for a breach of, or to release a housing developer from the performance of, the housing developer’s duties and obligations under an agreement for the sale and purchase of the unit shall be unenforceable unless the prior consent in writing of the Controller has been obtained.
Subregulation 3
Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any amendment, deletion or alteration to an agreement for the sale and purchase of a unit in a housing project where such amendment, deletion or alteration is permitted under Form 4 or 5 in the First Schedule (as the case may be).